Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 January 2017
752. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of IDA visits for potential foreign direct investment for counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Clare, Galway, Offaly, Laois, Kilkenny and Waterford in each of the years 2012 to 2016, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4391/17]
View answerIDA Ireland maintains statistics in relation to site visits by potential investors on a quarterly basis. From 2012 to 2016 inclusive, there was a total of 725 IDA Ireland-sponsored site visits to counties Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Clare, Galway, Offaly, Laois. Kilkenny and Waterford. The following table sets out the breakdown by county of these visits.
It is important to remember that the number of site visits to a particular county is not necessarily an accurate measure of the level of foreign direct investment (FDI) activity in the area. That is because approximately 70% of all FDI won by IDA Ireland comes from its existing client base, rather than new companies.
Breakdown by County 2012-2016:
|
County |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
|
Clare |
14 |
5 |
9 |
12 |
18 |
|
Cork |
38 |
31 |
30 |
48 |
49 |
|
Galway |
18 |
15 |
19 |
41 |
42 |
|
Kerry |
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
|
Kilkenny |
3 |
3 |
4 |
10 |
10 |
|
Laois |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
|
Limerick |
30 |
23 |
22 |
40 |
49 |
|
Offaly |
3 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
|
Waterford |
26 |
14 |
11 |
31 |
17 |
|
133 |
95 |
99 |
200 |
198 |
